1. English: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1.Handouts: * Grammar #67 & #68 (Capitalizing Names of Places, Parts 1 & 2) 2.Homework: * Grammar #67 & #68 (Capitalizing Names of Places, Parts 1 & 2) Due Friday, May 10 (no late work) 3.Assignments due: * Grammar #65 & #66 (Capitalizing Names and Titles of Persons, Parts 1 & 2)

2. Lesson Goal: Learn about capitalizing names and titles of persons. Outcomes: Be able to... 1.Identify names of cities, countries, continents, geographical features and sections of a country and apply capital letters in those names and apply capital letters in those names. 2.Identify words such as city, state, mountain, river, street, bridge that are common nouns, that is, NOT used as a specific name, and indicate them with lower case letters. 3.Identify compass point terms that are used to name specific sections of a country and indicate them with capital letters. 4.Identify compass points that are used in a directional way, and indicate them in lower case. 5.Apply capital letters to names of specific places but apply lower case letters to the articles and prepositions within those names.

3. Starter #1: Last week we covered rules for names and titles of people.... Capitalize first and last names and initials that stand for names. Bonnie Morris Carl M. Ludwick P. J. Carter Capitalize names and abbreviations of academic degrees and professional titles that follow a name. Also capitalize the terms “Jr.” and “Sr.” Raul Espinoza, Bachelor of Science Kate Strong, Registered Dietician Nelson Davies, D.D.S. Lester Linston Sr.

4. Starter #2: Capitalize words that show family relationships when used as names but NOT when they follow an article (a, an, the) or a possessive noun or pronoun. Uncle Frankie Diane’s grandmother my sister an aunt Another basic rule to remember—always capitalize the pronoun... I Are you really interested in what I think? Be careful not to let texting shortcuts creep into your writing. (e.g. using “i" instead of “I”)

5. Starter #3: These last two capitalization rules should be familiar to all of you.... Capitalize proper nouns but not common nouns: Frederick Douglas writer

6. Starter #4: Capitalize a title when it comes before a person’s name or when it is used in directly addressing someone but NOT a title that follows a person’s name: mayor jean dean Mayor Jean Dean capt. john gray Capt. John Gray mr. ralph rivera Mr. Ralph River The reporter asked, “mr. president, when is your next meeting?” The reporter asked, “Mr. President, when is your next meeting?” Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992. The president is coming to our school!

7. Starter #5: Today we will learn about capitalizing names of places. Capitalize names of cities, counties, states, countries, continents, and geographical features such as mountains and rivers and sections of a country: Mount VernonWestchester County New Jersey EthiopiaAfrica Indian Ocean the Grand CanyonBering Strait Olentangy River Bay of BengalCape of Good Hope Ohio River Valley Mount Everestthe Northwest New England

8. Starter #6: Capitalize the names of streets and highways as well as the names of specific buildings, bridges, and monuments. Why? They are considered names. River Forest Boulevard Avenue of the AmericasPulaski Skyway World Trade Towers Golden Gate BridgeLincoln Memorial Do NOT capitalize words like city, state, mountain, river, street, and bridge if they are NOT part of a specific name. On our trip we drove through ten states and five major cities, but we did not see any mountains. Turn left at the next street, and take the bridge over the river.

9. Starter #7: Two more rules... Capitalize compass points when they refer to a specific section of a country but NOT when they simply indicate direction. Also, do NOT capitalize adjectives formed from words showing direction. the West Coast the Southeast north of Atlanta southern exposure Capitalize the names of specific places but NOT the articles (a, an, the) or prepositions that are part of geographical names. Tucson, Arizona the West Indies the United States of America